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Tang Shushan was called Laji Mountain in later generations, belonging to the Qilian Mountains. The most famous product is mineral water. However, Liu Xiu knew nothing about it. When he saw this bare snow-capped mountain, he had lost interest in seeking immortals and seeking Taoism.

In fact, as soon as he left the camp, his mood relaxed a lot, but he felt that he was not calm enough, so he came to the foot of Tang Shu Mountain with Xiahou Yuan. He had another purpose. He wanted to be alone with Xiahou Yuan for a while to observe Xiahou Yuan's mood. Now that Guandong is in a big battle, Cao Cao is under the attack of the Yuan brothers. As a brother and friend of Cao Cao, what does Xiahou Yuan think? Is it very important for Liu Xiu to feel at ease in the west? If his heart is no longer here, it is better to transfer him away as soon as possible.

Xiahou Yuan didn't speak much. He just followed suit and protected Liu Xiu, although he knew that Liu Xiu's martial arts were far above him.

"General, this is the southeastern foot of Tang Shu Mountain. Those who practice Taoism are in the caves halfway up the mountain, like savages, but there is nothing good to look at. Why don't the general camp at the foot of the mountain and I send someone up the mountain to look for it?"

In the Han Dynasty, ministers did not only claim to the emperor during the emperor, but were often used to claim to the superior during the time when the subordinates were proclaiming themselves. Of course, the superior's official position should not be too low. Liu Xiu's subordinates are justified in paying respects to him now. Liu Xiu was the prince of the King of Chu and would definitely be the King of Chu in the future. These people were impeccable to him. But Liu Xiu knew that their claim to him often had a deeper meaning. Liu Xiu did not stop him, and he no longer needed to hide it at this time. Even if he concealed it, others would not believe it.

"No need, since these people have come here to practice Taoism, they have no fame and fortune in their eyes. It is not easy to use the names of us generals. They are ignored for nothing, so why bother?" Liu Xiu smiled and waved his hand. "Let's camp at the foot of the mountain to see the scenery of the snow-capped mountains, and then wait for the army to come. Let's move forward together."

Xiahou Yuan breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, I will arrange a camp. I have been here a few times and am quite familiar with the terrain. I know which places are more convenient."

Liu Xiu nodded with satisfaction. From the way he could see that Xiahou Yuan was indeed very familiar with the situation here. He knew exactly where he could camp and where there might be ambush.

Xiahou Yuan quickly arranged for people to set up a camp. This was a camp that was facing the wind and facing the sun. There was a hot spring next to it. The hot spring water had a faint smell of sulfur. It was not pungent, but it could not be drunk, so it was good to use it for bathing. There was a five-foot-deep pool next to it. The pool was made of the most common stones on the mountain, and it was not very delicate. It exuded a sense of original simplicity. Warm water flowed into the pool from the hot spring and then flowed out from the other side. The mist was swaying, like a fairyland.

Soaking in the hot spring and enjoying the scenery of the snowy mountain, otherwise, this is simply an excellent way to have fun and leisure. Since Liu Xiu has come, of course he will not miss it. So accompanied by Xiahou Yuan, the two of them only wrapped a cloth towel around their waists and got into the water. They sat on the rough stones, soaked in the slightly hot spring water. The tense bones that were blown by the north wind slowly relaxed, and the bones in their bodies were singing, which was extremely comfortable.

"When they come, let them bubble together, it's so comfortable." Liu Xiu held his breath and dived underwater until his breath was exhausted. Then he reappeared. While smearing the hot water on his face, he smiled happily: "Miaocai, it's not the first time you can find such a good place, right?"

"They are here, and they dare not bathe with the general." Xiahou Yuan held up the water with both hands, rubbed his face slowly, and said with a smile: "It is only a rough man like me who is ignorant, who will be arrogant in front of the general."

Liu Xiu laughed. He knew what Xiahou Yuan was saying. When Yan Zhong and the others came, they would definitely not jump into the water together to take a bath with him like this. However, Xiahou Yuan said this not only because of this. Xiahou Yuan had read books and was well-versed in military tactics, but he did not read Confucian classics. At least he did not study this area. He was a professional general, which was very different from his fellow brother Xiahou Dun. Although Xiahou Dun also practiced martial arts, Xiahou Dun respected Confucians very much and often asked them for advice. Xiahou Yuan never interacted with Confucians. When he was working as a guardian in the Tai Chi Taoist Hall, he was with Lu Zhi every day, and he never asked Lu Zhi for Confucianism.

Although Yan Zhong and Xun You did not worship Confucianism, they all considered themselves Confucian scholars. Including famous scholars like Han Sui, they all placed themselves as scholars - people who read books of sages - and had a natural sense of superiority towards warriors like Xiahou Yuan.

"Miaocai, I don't think you have to read Confucian books to be a scholar. I think there are many books in Confucianism that don't read. If you read too much, you will easily make people die of it, read it roundly, and become corrupt scholars." Liu Xiu flirted with water and said slowly. Xiahou Yuan was happy to hear it, laughed more happily, and nodded repeatedly to agree. Liu Xiu continued: "However, I don't think that only knows military tactics for generals. Real military strategists are usually familiar with the economy of people's livelihood. You have read the Thirteenth chapter of Sun Tzu, so what is the first chapter?"

Xiahou Yuan didn't say anything. He was too familiar with Sun Tzu's Thirteen. The first one was the "Plan". The main content of the Plan is to calculate temples, calculate soldiers, calculate generals, calculate money, and calculate internal and external. These are all macro-level strength comparisons, which have exceeded the scope of a general and are strategic calculations.

The reason why Sun Tzu was called the ancestor of military strategists, not just a famous general, was because he stood at a different height. He used as the commander of the Wu State to preside over the war against Chu State, and fought five battles with 300,000 against 300,000, and broke through the capital of Chu State and retreated unscrupulously. He was able to do this not only because he used troops like a god and was brave and good at fighting, but because he had already analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of both Wu and Chu before the war, and understood the weakness of Chu State under the appearance of its power, so that he could defeat the strong with his weak.

To do this, we must have an understanding of the national economy and people's livelihood, and not a general understanding. We must not only understand the status quo, but also understand the ideological roots behind these status quo.

This requires reading, not just reading military skills.

"Using history as a lesson, you can know the rise and fall." Liu Xiu looked at Xiahou Yuan with a smile, with a relaxed expression, but his eyes were very earnest: "Miaocai, I suggest you read "Records of the Grand Historian" and "Book of Han". These two great books, one that runs through the past three thousand years, and the other that is detailed in detail by the sages of the previous dynasty. After reading these two books, read "Dongguan Han Ji" and knowing the story of this dynasty, you will know that all this today has never been just accidental, but inevitable in chance."

"What the general teaches is that I understand." Xiahou Yuan nodded. Liu Xiu said this, not only because of his trust and respect, but also because of his hopes and demands. He felt very motivated. As for the prejudice of scholars, Liu Xiu had already used the word "corrupt scholar" to evaluate it, and he didn't need to care at all.

Liu Xiu's words were like the hot spring water under the snow-capped mountains, watering the building blocks in his heart.

"Stop!" A noise came from afar. Liu Xiu and Xiahou Yuan looked at each other, and were both a little surprised. There were few people here and there were large troops camping. Even if someone happened to pass by, they would avoid it. Why did anyone take the initiative to find him?

"Wencai, go and have a look."

Bao Chu responded, held the knife and walked over with great strides. Not long after, he came back: "General, a few Taoist people who came down from the mountain to practice Taoism and asked for a visit."

Liu Xiu was very surprised. He didn't want to go up the mountain to visit the Tao, but the Tao came to visit him. Could this be the spirit of domineering power?

"Let them come here." Liu Xiu was a little excited and stood up from the pool. Meng Da hurriedly handed a dry cloth towel to help Liu Xiu clean the water on his body. Liu Xiu put on a big cloak and stood by the pool, ready to greet him. Xiahou Yuan disagreed. Although he also practiced Mozi's Five Elements Technique, he was not interested in practicing Taoism. In his opinion, breathing was just pretending to be a god and a ghost. Apart from some help in practicing martial arts, it seemed that he was not of great use. As for going up the mountain to live in seclusion and practice hard, he was even more of a sign of being kicked by a donkey. He dared not say that Liu Xiu's head was kicked by a donkey, but he could express his disapproval with his actions. He sat in the pool, calmly continuing to close his eyes and rest.

The man in a single dress walked over, not knowing whether it was frozen or nervous, but he was trembling and shaking when walking, which made people very worried that he would fall to the ground and return to heaven. His messy hair was connected to his equally messy beard, only two small eyes were exposed, making his head look like a furry lion's head. He shrank his neck, hugged his waist, hugged his chest with his hands, hid under a shabby sheepskin coat, revealing his two black feet, covered with bones, and could not see any flesh. Behind him were two younger monks, dressed in the same ragged clothes, but they looked stronger, at least when walking.

The servant walked to the edge of the pond staggeringly, his eyes swept across Liu Xiu's face and immediately fell on Xiahou Yuan's face. He heard that there was a large army coming down from the mountain. Although there were not many people, the soldiers were all very strong, so he rushed to try his luck. When he saw Xiahou Yuan's flag, he immediately asked for a meeting with two of the strongest disciples. At this moment, he was surrounded by vigilant tiger soldiers on both sides, and he did not dare to act rashly. With his extraordinary memory, he recognized Xiahou Yuan at once.

Moreover, surrounded by so many warriors, only Xiahou Yuan looked calm. In the eyes of Dasi, this was because Xiahou Yuan was the highest commander here. He never expected that Liu Xiu, who was standing by the pond, would be a much bigger fish than Xiahou Yuan.

If June Jinglei knew about something, he would probably regret vomiting blood.

At this moment, the June thunder was in the cave in the middle of Tang Shu Mountain, more than a thousand meters above Liu Xiu's head, waiting for the good news that the servant succeeded. Last time he was beaten to pieces by Xiahou Yuan, and now there are only a hundred guards who have returned to the team one after another. The others were either dead or captured by Xiahou Yuan. Otherwise, he would definitely kill him down the mountain and take Xiahou Yuan's life.

The servant walked past Liu Xiu, bowed deeply to Xiahou Yuan, and snorted a few Qiang words in his mouth. Before Liu Xiu could understand, Xiahou Yuan opened his eyes in surprise. The servant seemed to have not stood firm. He leaned forward and jumped into the pool. His hands, which were gathered in his sleeves, widened their five fingers and grabbed Xiahou Yuan's chest like eagle claws...!!!
Chapter completed!